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Ruggedcom RosOperating system · Siemens

CVE-2023-24845

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-08-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.3.8 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM i800, RUGGEDCOM i800NC, RUGGEDCOM i801, RUGGEDCOM i801NC, RUGGEDCOM i802, RUGGEDCOM i802NC, RUGGEDCOM i803, RUGGEDCOM i803NC, RUGGEDCOM M2100, RUGGEDCOM M2100F, RUGGEDCOM M2100NC, RUGGEDCOM M2200, RUGGEDCOM M2200F, RUGGEDCOM M2200NC, RUGGEDCOM M969, RUGGEDCOM M969F, RUGGEDCOM M969NC, RUGGEDCOM RMC30, RUGGEDCOM RMC30NC, RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RP110, RUGGEDCOM RP110NC, RUGGEDCOM RS1600, RUGGEDCOM RS1600F, RUGGEDCOM RS1600FNC, RUGGEDCOM RS1600NC, RUGGEDCOM RS1600T, RUGGEDCOM RS1600TNC, RUGGEDCOM RS400, RUGGEDCOM RS400F, RUGGEDCOM RS400NC, RUGGEDCOM RS401, RUGGEDCOM RS401NC, RUGGEDCOM RS416, RUGGEDCOM RS416F, RUGGEDCOM RS416NC, RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RS416P, RUGGEDCOM RS416PF, RUGGEDCOM RS416PNC, RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RS8000, RUGGEDCOM RS8000A, RUGGEDCOM RS8000ANC, RUGGEDCOM RS8000H, RUGGEDCOM RS8000HNC, RUGGEDCOM RS8000NC, RUGGEDCOM RS8000T, RUGGEDCOM RS8000TNC, RUGGEDCOM RS900, RUGGEDCOM RS900, RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RS900F, RUGGEDCOM RS900G, RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RS900GF, RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC, RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RS900GP, RUGGEDCOM RS900GPF, RUGGEDCOM RS900GPNC, RUGGEDCOM RS900L, RUGGEDCOM RS900L, RUGGEDCOM RS900LNC, RUGGEDCOM RS900LNC, RUGGEDCOM RS900M-GETS-C01, RUGGEDCOM RS900M-GETS-XX, RUGGEDCOM RS900M-STND-C01, RUGGEDCOM RS900M-STND-XX, RUGGEDCOM RS900MNC-GETS-C01, RUGGEDCOM RS900MNC-GETS-XX, RUGGEDCOM RS900MNC-STND-XX, RUGGEDCOM RS900MNC-STND-XX-C01, RUGGEDCOM RS900NC, RUGGEDCOM RS900NC, RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RS900W, RUGGEDCOM RS910, RUGGEDCOM RS910L, RUGGEDCOM RS910LNC, RUGGEDCOM RS910NC, RUGGEDCOM RS910W, RUGGEDCOM RS920L, RUGGEDCOM RS920LNC, RUGGEDCOM RS920W, RUGGEDCOM RS930L, RUGGEDCOM RS930LNC, RUGGEDCOM RS930W, RUGGEDCOM RS940G, RUGGEDCOM RS940GF, RUGGEDCOM RS940GNC, RUGGEDCOM RS969, RUGGEDCOM RS969NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100F, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P (32M) V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P (32M) V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PF, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (32M) V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (32M) V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2200, RUGGEDCOM RSG2200F, RUGGEDCOM RSG2200NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300F, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PF, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488F, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG907R, RUGGEDCOM RSG908C, RUGGEDCOM RSG909R, RUGGEDCOM RSG910C, RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V4.X, RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V5.X, RUGGEDCOM RSL910, RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC, RUGGEDCOM RST2228, RUGGEDCOM RST2228P, RUGGEDCOM RST916C, RUGGEDCOM RST916P. The affected products insufficiently block data from being forwarded over the mirror port into the mirrored network. An attacker could use this behavior to transmit malicious packets to systems in the mirrored network, possibly influencing their configuration and runtime behavior.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The vulnerability exists in the mirror port functionality of RUGGEDCOM industrial networking devices. Mirror ports are designed to copy traffic from a source port to a monitoring port for network analysis, but should not allow traffic to flow into the mirrored (source) network. The affected products insufficiently block this reverse traffic flow, allowing an attacker who can access the mirror port to inject malicious packets into the mirrored network segment, potentially manipulating configuration and runtime behavior of connected systems.

MitigationIsolate mirror ports on affected devices from untrusted networks, disable mirror port functionality when not actively needed for authorized monitoring, and implement strict ACLs or firewall controls on any device connected to mirror ports to prevent inbound traffic injection.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ruggedcom RosOperating system
Affected:< 4.3.8>= 4.0.0, < 4.3.8>= 5.0.0all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify device model and ROS firmware version
    Access the RUGGEDCOM device CLI and run the command 'show version' or 'show system information' to display the firmware version and device model
    Affected if The device is a Siemens RUGGEDCOM device running ROS version 4.0.0 to 4.3.7, or any version 5.0.0 or later (only version 4.3.8 and later are not affected)
  2. Verify if mirror port functionality is configured
    Run 'show mirror' or 'show running-config | include mirror' in the device CLI to display any configured mirror ports and their source port assignments
    Affected if Mirror ports are configured and active on the device
  3. Examine mirror port network accessibility
    Check the interface configuration for the mirror port using 'show interface <mirror-port>' and verify if it is assigned to a VLAN or has IP accessibility from untrusted networks
    Affected if The mirror port is accessible on a network segment that could be reached by an attacker
  4. Review VLAN configuration for mirror traffic
    Run 'show vlan' and 'show vlan membership' to determine which VLANs the mirror source ports and mirror destination port are members of
    Affected if Mirror ports span multiple VLANs, allowing potential cross-segment traffic injection

You are affected if you have a RUGGEDCOM ROS device with mirror ports enabled and the firmware version is below 4.3.8 (4.0.0-4.3.7) or version 5.0.0 and above, especially if the mirror port is reachable from untrusted network segments.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.3.8 or later
Fixed in 4.3.8
Interim mitigation

Isolate mirror ports on affected devices from untrusted networks, disable mirror port functionality when not actively needed for authorized monitoring, and implement strict ACLs or firewall controls on any device connected to mirror ports to prevent inbound traffic injection.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

RUGGEDCOM ROS 4.3.8

  1. 1. Identify the current RUGGEDCOM ROS version running on the affected device via the web interface or CLI.
  2. 2. If running version 4.0.0 to <4.3.8, plan an upgrade to version 4.3.8 or later.
  3. 3. If running version 5.x, check Siemens CERT advisories for a fixed version in the 5.x branch or consider upgrading to 4.3.x if compatible with the hardware.
  4. 4. Before upgrading, back up the current device configuration.
  5. 5. Follow Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROS firmware upgrade procedure, typically via the web interface under 'Administration' > 'Firmware Upgrade' or CLI firmware upgrade command.
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful and the new version is 4.3.8 or later.
  7. 7. Confirm the mirror port configuration still functions as intended for legitimate monitoring purposes.
Caveat Verify hardware compatibility with ROS 4.3.8; some older RUGGEDCOM models may have limited firmware paths

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Ruggedcom Ros Scoped from the published advisory
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